Wishing to become an expert in Mexican
American History, he changed fields and earned a Doctorate in United
States History at the University of California at Los Angeles. He
previously taught at Humboldt State University, Stanford University,
and the University of California at Davis. Doctor Arroyo's teaching
areas include: "History of Mexicans in the United States,"
"United States Ethnic and Immigration History," "Multi-cultural
Perspectives in United States Society," and "United States
Labor and Working Class History."
His publications include:
• An article, "Establishing Articulation Agreements for
Transferable Matriculated Courses in Chicana/Chicano Studies"
in Chicana/o Studies Paradigms: A Journal of Alternative Voices.
Special Issue: Chicana/o Studies: An Academic Odyssey I,1 (Spring
2000): 107-115.
• A co-edited, special thematic issue on "Chicano &
Latino Workers", Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 22,
1 (1996).
• a working paper, "Power and Place: Re-Shaping Mexican
Identities in Los Angeles, 1900-1930," (East Lansing, Michigan:
Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, 1996).
• A co-authored, "Preface" and "Introduction"
to Brief History of Cinco de Mayo, edited by Roberto Cabello-Argandoña.
Encino, Ca.: Floricanto Press, 1993: 1725.
• An entry, "Hispanic Americans," in Encyclopedia
of Social History, edited by Peter N. Stearns, et al. (New York:
Garland Publishing Company, 1993): 321-322.
His research interests focus on:
• Celebrations and commemorations of holidays (e.g. "Cinco
de Mayo" and "St. Patrick's Day") in the construction
and transformation of ethnic and national identities.
• The perceptions and behavior of white workers toward Mexican,
Black, Asian, and Southeastern European workers, 1890-1933.
• The incorporation of Mexican & Latino workers into American
industries, 1850 to present Industrial unionism and the Los Angeles
furniture industry, 1918 to present.
• Changing definitions and perceptions of ethnic identity
among persons of Mexican descent.
He will take a sabbatical leave during Fall semester 2002, to gather
additional research for a book tentatively entitled: "Work
and Power in the Los Angeles Furniture Industry, 1917-1975: A Study
in Class, Culture, Ethnicity, Race, Ideology, and Politics."
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